Glass measuring and cutting mechanism.



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PATENT OFFICE.

EPHRAIIVI ROGERS AND CHARLES W. SAGEE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENN SYLVANIA,ASSIGNORS TO HERO FRUIT JAR COMPANY, OF PHILADEL PHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ACORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

GLASS-MEASURING AND CUTTING MECHANISM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 794,891, dated July 18,1905.

Application filed April 25, 1904:. Serial No. 204,729.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, EPHRAIM ROGERS and CHARLEs W. SAGEE, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, andState of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement inGlass Measuring and Cutting Mechanism, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention is especially applicable as an adjunct or accessory to aglass-forming machine, and has for its object to provide a source ofglass-supply from which automatically a fixed amount of glass will befed into the molds.

We will first describe our invention as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and then point out the invention in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a press, showing ourinvention. Fig. 2 is a side view. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail plan astaken on the line 3 3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is an enlarged section taken onthe line 4 4:, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail of the wipers withthe cutter in section. v

As in the well-known glass-pressing machines, A is a rotary table, uponwhich are placed the molds a. The table A is operated in the well-knownmanner by a ratchet and pawl, (not shown,) the pawl being operated bymeans of a crank-rod a, operated by the crank-disk a on the shaft a onwhich is the driving-gear a B is the main plunger, and B thesupplemental pressing-plunger. The plungers are operated by theeccentrics B C is a rotary table having near the periphery the orificesC. The upper surface of the table at the orifices C is provided with aknifeedge or cutting-surface. This table is rotated in unison with themain mold-table A in the following manner: Upon the shaft (0 is thecrank-disk 0, having on its face the crank-pin c. This crank-pin 0 restsin the slotted portion 0 of the crank-rod c pivoted at 0 to the frame ofthe machine. By means of the link 0 this crank-rod 0 is connected to thepawlarm (Z, having at its outer end the pawl D, pivoted thereto. Thepawl-arm 0? moves in a guide d, secured to the frame of the machine. Aspring 0Z secured to arm d, acts upon the pawl D. (Z is a projectionupon the arm d. On the surface of the table are the serrations, in whichthe pawl D is adapted to work.

E is a locking-pin connected to the rod or arm E, pivoted to themachine.

6 is a spring connected at one end to bracket 6, projecting from theframe of the machine, and at the other end to the arm E, so that ittends at all times to force arm E and pin E forward.

With the pawl D in engagement with one of the serrations the crank-diskc in its rotation will first move the table C a distance equal to themovement of the main mold-table between molds, when the pin IE willenter a serration and hold the table fixed. In the reverse movement ofthe arm and pawl the projection cVstrikes the rod E, moving thelocking-pin E out of engagement. The initial forward movement of thepawl D will move the table sufiiciently to present the unserrated faceto the pin E.

F is a hollow block having the liquid-inlet f and the liquid-outletf.Through this block is formed an inclined or tapered orifice f forming anopen-ended hopper. The lower surface of the block surrounding theorifice f is formed with a cutting edge or surface. The walls of thisorifice may be lined with asbestos, if desired. This block F is fixedlysupported from the frame of the machine, so as to be in contact with thetable C, and in the rotation of the table C the orifices C register withthe orifice f in the block F. Beneath the table C is a plate Gr, havinga solid portion 9 and an orificed portion g, the solid portion beingopposite the orifice f in block F.

H is a plunger connected by rod to main plunger B, so as to move inunison therewith. This plunger H is in line with orificed portion g ofplate G.

The operation is as follows: The hopper f is filled with molten glass.As the bottom of this hopper is formed by the table C, whereever in therotation of the table an orifice C is opposite said hopper the glass inthe hopper will pass into said orifice. The glass is prevented frompassing out of orifice O by reason of the solid portion of plate Gr.Therefore as each orifice 0 passes beneath the mouth of hopperf it willreceivea measured amount of glass, which will be that of the size of theorifice UK The glass in the tableorifice in the further movement of thetable 0 will be sheared or separated from the remainder of the glass inthe hopper f by the knife or cutting edges on the table and hopper. Whenthe table C rotates so that the last-mentioned orifice C is in line withorifice g in plate G, the glass will fall through said plate into themold a beneath it on the main mold-table A. If there should be anytendency of the glass to stick, the plunger II will force the glasstherein through. In order to provide means to keep the upper surface andinterior of the table 0 at the orificed portion C moist, we provide thefollowing mechanism: I is a pad secured to the pivoted arm c', havingthe tailpiece i acted on by spring Connected to the crank-rod c is aprojection 2", which in the movement of the crank-rod strikes the arm2", forcing the arm upward and the pad being in line of movement of andcorresponding in size to the orifice C is forced into it, the springreturning it to its initial position after the passing of theprojection.

Resting upon the upper surface of the table G in line of movement of theorificed portion is a brush or absorbent body J, which in the movementof the table travels over the knife surface or edge of the orifices C,and thus they may be kept in proper condition.

As'may be seen, with our improved device all that is necessary is tokeep the hopper full of glass, and thereafter automatically a fixedamount of glass will be fed from the hopper, sheared or separated fromthe remainder of the glass in the hopper and delivered into thepressing-mold.

Having now fully described our invention, what we claim, and desire toprotect by Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a tablehaving a plurality of orifices, means to rotate said table, and anopen-ended hopper, with which the orifices in the table are adapted toregister.

2. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a tablehaving a plurality of orifices, means to rotate said table, and anopen-ended hopper with which the orifices in the table are adapted toregister, said hopper, at its discharge end, having a knife or cuttingedge.

3. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a table,having a plurality of orifices, means to rotate said table and an open=ended hopper with which the orifices in the table are adapted toregister, said table, at the upper end of each orifice having a knife,or cutting edge.

4:. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a table,having a plurality of orifices, means to rotate said table, and anopen-ended hopper with which the orifices in the table are adapted toregister, said hopper and orifices at the point of contact having aknife or cutting edge.

5. In a machine of the character described, in combination, an orificedtable, means to move said table, an open-ended hopper with which theorifice in the table is adapted to register, and a plate beneath saidtable having a solid portion and an orificed portion.

6. In a machine of the character described, in combination, an orificedtable, means to move said table, an open-ended hopper with which theorifice in the table is adapted to register, and a plate beneath saidtable having a solid portion and an orificed portion, there being acutting edge at the point of contact of the hopper and table-orifices.

7. In a machine of the character described, in combination, an orificedtable, means to move said table, an open-ended hopper with which theorifice-in the table is adapted to register, and a plate beneath saidtable having a solid portion and an orificed portion, the solid portionbeing in line with the hopper.

8. In a machine of the character described, in combination, an orificedtable, means to move said table, an open-ended hopper with which theorifice in the table is adapted to register, and a plate beneath saidtable having a solid portion and an orificed portion, the solid portionbeing in line with the hopper, there being a cutting edge at the pointof contact of the hopper and table-orifices.

9. In a machine of the character described, in combination, an orificedtable, means to move said table, an open-ended hopper with which theorifice in the table is adapted to register, a plate beneath said tablehaving a solid portion and an orificed portion, a plunger in line withsaid orificed portion of the plate, and means to give said plunger aVertical movement.

10. In a machine of the character described, in combination, an orificedtable, means to move said table, an open-ended hopper with which theorifice in the table is adapted to register, and a plate beneath saidtable having a solid portion and an orificed portion, a plunger in linewith said orificed portion of the plate, and means to give said plungera vertical movement, there being a cutting edge at the point of contactof the hopper and table-orifices.

11. In a machine of the character described, in combination, an orificedtable, means to move said table, an open-ended hopper with which theorifice in the table is adapted to register, a plate beneath said tablehaving a solid portion and an orificed portion, and a main rotatingtable carrying a plurality of molds, said molds, in the rotation of thetable, alining with the orificed portion of the plate.

12. In a machine of the character described, in combination, an orificedtable, means to move said table, an open-ended hopper with which theorifice in the table is adapted to register, a plate beneath said tablehaving a solid portion'and an orificed portion, a main rotating tablecarrying a plurality of molds, said molds, in the rotation of the table,alining with the orificed portion of the plate, there being a cuttingedge at the point of contact of the hopper and table-orifices.

13. In a machine of the character described, in combination, an orificedtable, means to rotate said table, an open-ended hopper, with which theorifices in the table are adapted to register, and a water-jacketsurrounding said hopper.

14. In a machine of the character described, in combination, an orificedtable, means to rotate said table, an open-ended hopper with which theorifices in the table are adapted to register, said hopper, at itsdischarge end, having a knife or cutting edge, and a waterjacketsurrounding said hopper.

15. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a rotaryorificed table, a pad adapted to contain oil or other liquid, and apivoted arm to which said pad is connected, said pad, in the movement ofthe arm, entering the orifice in the table.

16. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a rotaryorificed table, a pad adapted to contain oil or other liquid, a piv- 4oted arm to which said pad is connected, said pad, in the movement ofthe arm, entering the orifice in the table, and a spring acting on saidarm to hold it free from said orifice.

17. In a machine of the character described, in combination with a tablehaving orifices Spaced around the same, a pad, and an arm to which. saidpad is connected, said arm being pivoted so as to swing in line with theorificed portion of the table.

18. In a machine of the character described, in combination with a tablehaving orifices spaced around the same, a pad, an arm to which said padisconnected, said arm being pivoted so as to swing in line with theorificed portion of the table, and a spring acting on said arm to holdit free from said orifice.

19. In a machine of the character described, in combination, with atable provided with orifices spaced around the same, means tointermittently move said table, a pad, a pivoted arm to which said padis connected, an orifice in said table being in line of movement of saidpad, when said table is at rest, and means to move said arm when,saidtable is at rest.

20. In a machine of the character described, in combination, with atable provided with orifices spaced around the same, means tointermittently move said table, a pad, a pivoted arm to which said padis connected, an orifice in said table being in line of movement of saidpad, when said table is at rest, and means to move said arm at the endof each intermittent movement of the table.

In testimony of which invention we have hereunto set our hands, atPhiladelphia.

EPHRAIM ROGERS. CHARLES W. SAGEE. Witnesses:

F. M. BROWER, JOSEPH RILING.

